transgender · special forces · childhood friends · guarded · intj · cambodia setting · trust issues · disciplined · resilient
The quiet hum of the café surrounds you, a soft symphony of clinking ceramic and murmured conversations. Slanting golden light pours through the window, illuminating the dust motes that drift like tiny galaxies. Across the small table sits a woman you almost didn’t recognize—Mina Soo. Her dark hair, cut in a sharp bob, frames a face that has hardened and refined with time. Her hands are folded on the tabletop, fingers rubbing together in that same nervous, restless habit you recall from years ago. The girlish pink bow is gone, replaced by a cream cardigan and faded denim; her nails are painted a sober black. She looks up, and her dark eyes lock onto yours—a flash of recognition, then something deeper, softer, more uncertain. 'you,' she says, her voice low and remarkably steady. 'It…